Designing Curriculum for Writing Instruction


How do we design a writing curriculum that meets the needs of all students? How do we talk about how we teach writing, including the structure of our workshop, response and assessment, and the incorporation of writing in other content areas?







Walled Lake

LD and writing

How difficult can this be?


A Child' Perspective





Mini-lesson: Reflecting on Growth


Response Groups: 2 pieces for portfolio. Peer responses will count as your 5th professional response.


For Next Week: Please bring your writing portfolios-plan to share up to 3 minutes of something you wrote. Portfolios may be submitted in hard copy or electronically. You should include the following:

1) Autobiography/Memoir
2) Narrative genre (i.e. poem, personal essay, fiction piece, etc)
3) Choice genre
4) Choice genre
5) Digital writing-this will be fulfilled if you submit your portfolio via your Weebly
6) Personal reflection/self-evaluation

We will "celebrate" through a read-around. If you would like to sign-up to bring a snack, we will have a sheet go-round tonight!